Improved portable forge



v UNITED STATES PATENT EEICE.

JOHN H. DICKERSON, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

IMPROVED PORTABLE FORGE.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. @5.9M l dated January 17, 1865.

To @ZZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that l, JOHN H. DrcKEnsoN, of Cincinnati, Hamilton county, Ohio, have invented a new and useful Portable Forge, for the use ot'lacksmiths, Farriers, &c.; and I do hereby declare the tollowin g to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, makingpart ot' this specifica-tion and representing in perspective my forge set up for use.

My invention consists, essentially, of, first, a forge-bed adapted to serve as a tool-box while traveling 5 second, a screen or windboard employed as a cover for the said toolbox; third, a frame and lever for supporting and operating the bellows, adapted to be compactly folded for transportation.

The whole constitutes a portable forge which can be repaired with materials available in the iield, and which is capable of producing an intensity ot heat equal to a large permanent forge, whereby it is enabled to do all the heavy work usually required by an army in the held-such, for example, as welding` the axles and tires'of army-wagons, 85e.

My forge may be unpacked and set up ready for use in the space ot' one minute, and packed ready for transportation in the saine time.

A is a rectangular box, which may be partially illed with ashes, earth, or sand for the tire-bed, and which also serves as a receptacle for the tools when the forge is to be moved. The rear side of the box A has an opening, b, in it, through which the tuyere C ofthe bellows F is inserted.

Gis a stand made in two sections,joined by a hinge, g. The gudgeons I of the bellows F rest in bearings provided in the joint ot1 said stand.

J is a jointed leversuspended at j to the upper part ot' the stand G, and linked orengaged to the lower cheek ot' the bollows F.

L L are hooks which connect the stand G with the box A.

U are legs entering staples V.

XV are removable cleats, which, heilig inserted in the staples X, act to hold the lid Y up, so as to make it serve the purpose ot a screen or wind-board.

Z is a catch to secure the cover Y down upon the pan A when the latter is used as a tool-chest in traveling.

Having thus described my invention, the following is what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. The combination, of the pan A', hinged plate Y, bolts NV W, and catch X, constructed and employed, as herein specified, to constitute a Vforge-bed and screen while in use and a close and secure tool box in traveling.

2. The hinged frame Gr and bracerods L L, employed to support the bellows while in use and adapted to be compactly folded for transporta-tion.

3. The combination ot' the pan A', screen Y, bellows F C, stand Gr, lever J, and braces L, all constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony of which invention I hereunto set my hand.

JNO. I-I. DICKERSON.

Witnesses:

GEo. H. KNIGHT, J AMEs H. LAYMAN. c 

